Vehicle safety is an area of automobile engineering which is gaining increasing significance, in view of the rising traffic density, but which, nevertheless, is still neglected in public discussion as compared to other issues. Since the fifties, Daimler-Benz has conducted accident research and has incorporated the results in test programs and specification books. Fulfilling these specifications places high requirements on driving safety and ride comfort, which can only be met by developing and matching sophisticated axles concepts. As far as passive safety is concerned, these specifications influence mainly body design and equipment. An example on the bodywork is the load-bearing structure of the front end particularly the so-called forked member for protecting the vehicle occupants in an accident; it constitutes an important prerequisite for the preservation of the survival space and thus for the effectiveness of all other safety measures, such as the restraint systems.
Active and Passive Safety in Automobiles. Part 1
1988
18 pages
Report
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English
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